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I retired from the military and was inspired to start a small engine repair business thanks to Taryl. It’s going great. People are happy with my work and I’m happy to still be serving others. Taryl is one of my heroes. The man is a wealth of knowledge and positivity.

My Dad mowed the yard up until 1969 and 1970 during this period he taught me how to fix the old 3 and a half horse power Briggs and Stratton 22 inch push mower. Like hammering the shaft back straight and replacing the key after I hit something. By 1970 I was 11 years old and was given the yard mowing forever ! LOL ! Love all your vids Taryl very humorous ,entertaining and educational.

Taryl your videos are awesome I don’t even have lawn equipment that needs fixing but your videos are entertaining and it’s awesome you get to do this with your son! I wish you all the best in life for all the free dinners you give away and laughter for the souls good luck bro

Being a video creator myself I know the time and effort that's goes into making videos. You guys keep up the good work!

Taryl is a Genius when it comes to keeping the dirty jokes clean and still being able to get his point a cross LMAO.

Once again another great video. I'm definitely going to order those sleeves. I really could not justify buying that jig that you used. In the last 15 years I've only had one bent crankshaft and that was one my own mower. The mower was about a month and a half old when my wife did not listen and went out into the yard and tried to mow over top of their decorative rocks that made a pass to the garage. 2 weeks before she bent the shaft she took out the lawn mower blade. And two weeks later she took out the motor. Fortunately I had a good used motor on someone's mower deck that could not be saved. So I have a lawn mower with a brand new body with a 20-year old motor. Like always I enjoyed your video.

Still laughing about the mower from the nudist colony. Funny as hell.

I've been working on small engines for fun my entire life, I never knew a tool existed to straighten cranks, I've always just replaced them learn something every day.

This is better than TV - Theres an Oscar out there for you guys, and so educational - real world stuff too, Hammers the works. Love it Mr Dactyl

I LOVE THE FUNNY EPISODES ON THIS VIDEO. I LOVE THE PARANORMAL. GREAT SKITS ON THIS ONE TARYL. NOW I JUST GOT TO GO BACK AND WATCH THE REST. LOL..

I used the hammer method today to successfully straighten a crankshaft on a Honda push mower! Thank you, Taryl!! Also, congratulations to your camera person, who does an outstanding job.

Wife heard video in the background and says, "what in the hell are you watchin!?"

My dad taught me and my brothers how to straighten a crankshaft with a hammer like that 40 YEARS ago, and how to get the flywheel off that way too. SOME PEOPLE CRINGE ON THAT,BUT LIKE A LOT OF THINGS I'VE SEEN YOU DO I'VE DONE AS WELL SINCE I WAS AROUND 12 YEARS OLD! AS YOU STATE A LOT OF TIMES,, IT'S NOT THE SPACE SHUTTLE!! things on small engines are not that CRITICAL!! I'm glad you're doing these videos! MAINLY TO SHOW ALL THOSE BY THE BOOK "PROFESSIONALS" that you DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAVE TONS OF MONEY INVESTED IN ALL THOSE FANCY TOOLS JUST TO WORK ON THINGS!! MANY OF TIMES I'VE USED A DRILL AND A FILE TO TRUE UP A VALVE, I'VE ALSO USED THE SANDPAPER TRICK ON THE SEATS, a lot of the bolts and such DOESN'T HAVE TO BE "TORQUED" yes the head bolts,yes the rod bolts,but some of the other bolts just snugged up,does just fine!!

All the small engine repair vedios are generally informative however Taryl your vedios are the best!!!Best in all categories 2nd vedio I watched won't be the last!!!

Picked up a free mower to get it running. Cleaned carbs and changed gas and oil and it fired up but vibrated violently. I learned in this vid how to check the crank and how to straighten it. I banged so hard with the sledge that it tore out the motor mounts. Gave me a good reason to buy a welder and I welded new steel to the deck and made new solid mounts. After a little spray paint I now have a pretty sweet mower! You guys rock!

You can use a dial indicator to actually show how much the shaft is bent. If enough time is spent the shaft can be bent back perfect

Taryl… Your videos are not only entertaining but very clear in visual demonstration. Thanks camera guy! You also make your points easily understood and even included safely tips like them boys usta doo at Ford…Safety Is Job #1 Anyhoo… You r my “Go To” guy when I need to be working on my Scrub Cadet V-twin LT-1024 machine. I learnt how to rebuild my carbonator, PTO walrus…I mean seal.. and lots of other snappy things. Thanks brosky. You’ve saved me a lot of shiny nickles fixin’ this jewelster! Keep ‘em rolling and I’ll have me sum Taryl apparel yet! I’ll then bee bragging’ on you!

One of the best vids on this site. I’ve scrapped bunches of engines before I learned this trick. I found a really long blade adapter at the scrap yard, and have straightened several cranks now. You da man Taryl 🤟🤟

The most entertaining media on the INTERNET. You guys are FABULOUS!

Dial indicators with magnetic base are about $30 at harbor freight. It will tell you exactly how far the crank is out to .001”. Also I would mark the heigh spot so I get a feel as to how hard I have to hit it to move it a certain amount. Your method is kind of hit and miss but it is effective.

I always look forward to the Halloween videos you guys make. They are some of my favorites!

Got a bolen mower with a 4hp briggs out the dumpster at work. Looked to be pretty nice compared to my old turd. I ordered a 16 dollar china carb , filter and spark plug kit. Put it all on and fired it up. It shook like crazy and i immediately knew it was bent. About 20 mins in after your video and its a lot better.gonna try a lil more. Thanks for the video sir.

Glad I got to see the crankshaft straightening machine in use. Love the Halloween time skits too. Thanks boys!

Another Great Video... Thx ... i had a brand new mower and got it at Sears and i hit a small stump and it was bent so bad it would not start... i took it back to sears repair shop in San Diego and told them what happen and they repaired it in two days and said no CHARGE... i love Sears...

Used the sleeve and magnet method with a Craftsman w/ Briggs engine. Used a socket instead of buying sleeves. Not the space shuttle remember? Worked perfectly. No more excessive vibrations. Thanks so much for the videos!

Hi Taryl. Our small engine teacher in high school never showed us this tool. I watch your videos to learn more than I ever did in high school shop. oh maybe because I was out riding my dirt bike? and chasing girls. Lee from gretna nebraska again. you are the best small engine video on you tube. Thanks

Hey Taryl, I was a small engine mechanic starting out some 35 years ago and when I started, I was taught to not repair crankshaft because there could be a hairline crack and could brake later If you strike something again it could cause a serious problem, has this changed over the years??? Love your Videos grate work Thanks

Can't stop watching your videos

I have been binge watching your videos for a few days now and I"M IN TEARS LMAO when you intentionally hit something to bend the crankshaft!!!!!!!!

BRAVO... BRAVO... GREAT JOB & MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE... And loved the nudist camp insider Joke... Hilarious...

A Podunk Poltergiest!! Thanks for the great vids! 🍺🍺

It is a amazingly nice change of pace to be able to watch someone with real knowledge that fixes things correctly I've watched videos upon videos of people doing things wrong telling people its right. Keep up the great work!!!

Taryl I had small engine class in high school and thats how the shop teacher showed us, the same way you remove the flywheel. And thats how I still remove a flywheel, hammer & pry bar. Thanks for all the info you share and great videos.

Ok a few things.. 1. when you use the sledge hammer be sure to lay the mower on the side that has the thickest metal on the bottom part that holds the bearing UP. IN the new mowers they got cheap on the aluminum and made it thinner and broke the lower section which caused me to have to remove and find and remove and replace with used one. 2. I use a metal rod or even a mower blade with a clamp to the outer rim of the mower and adjust the space to the shaft (instead of the magnet fussing every time) so far I've simply left the blade on and wacked that instead of the shaft directly but I really like the sleeve better. 3. You can get it perfect, just keep wacking with the right force to bring it in line. 4. And this is more opinion than researched and confirmed but the shaft is part and parcel to the inner rotating crank and if you only bend it at the bolt the inside bend will be improper. not saying it is not a good design or a good idea but by moving the fulcrum away from the original fulcrum of the bent (the bearing) you change the bow on the rest of the shaft IMO. So for me I would not use it or have it as a back up. In fact you could check my assertion by measuring the distance before and after you straighten. If the gap is less then I am right. If not then delay the last. But GET THAT SHAFT PERFECTLY STRAIGHT!!! YOU CAN DO IT .. else you will get uneven cutting and the vibration will wear the bearing on both ends. Great funny stuff guys.. thanks hope this helps. Think I will weld me up one of them thar straighteners for myself... Blessings

Nothing like Quality Parts from your local Wisconsin engine dealer...🏃💨___👻🎃💀(Taryl and Junior doing the"TWO STROKE"🏃💨)HAHAHA!!.

Thank you- Ive seen you remove the entire motor before and straighten it out. Ive bent crankshafts a couple times but not lately- lol just bent the blade because I mow slow.

I hit something with my push (self propelled) mower and threw out the timing. Like you said it would yank the starter rope out of my hand when I tried to start it ! Also when it kicked back it would spin the bolt loose that holds the blade on and the blade would fall off! I removed the flywheel like you did ( before I saw this video) and was hoping nobody saw me and yell at me for not getting a puller. Lol. I was pleased that you have been doing it that way for years with no issues. When I started watching your videos, I said to myself who is this crazy guy?! But I couldn’t stop watching! Lol. You really know your stuff and make it interesting and enjoyable to watch. Thanks.

I'm subscribing after this I've been fixing stuff for 45 years and worked in Sears service and still learned lots

Wiss said vary funny. Thanks for showing us the way to get them straight up .good class .

Taryl yours and al blades channels are the only one i watch the vids to the end no matter the length 💯👍

Hey, Taryl, My neighbor bent the crankshaft on his brand new Honda GVC160 lawn mower and when he started it ,it jitterbugged all over the driveway. Well, he took it in to a local repairman and for $50 he re- balanced the blade to compensate for the bent crankshaft and it runs like it did the day he brought it home! Smooth as silk! He also says that it will no longer stress the bearings but when a new blade is needed it will have to be re-balanced. Ever heard of this? It sure beats a $450 new crankshaft installation.

Hey Pa !!!!! What about using the handle off my floor jack and just push down a little and check it and keep doing that ??? My blade adapter wouldn't come off with my puller, it's on there tight !!!!

Great video, I’ve never seen that done before 👍👍👍

YES!!!!! Education and Entertainment by Taryl!!!!!

"They're hittin' stuff all the time over there." Too funny.

I watch a crapload of utube videos for some time and hands down you are the best you are funny but you are a pro. I own a small engine repair shop in the Napa Valley Calif and repair a load of equipment. I prefer 4 cycle but do it all.Thanks and keep up the good work.

There was a reason i watched this but i never expected this one to turn into a comedy show…bent cranks that you can’t yank….dear God in heaven i forgot why i even watched this…

I should try your first method on a few people, straighten them right out.

Steve from Annapolis Maryland keep up the good work it's nice to see somebody that takes the time to save someone a lot of money and has although wonderful tools that nobody cares a use anymore you got my vote keep up the good work

Thanks Taryl and crew, great stuff. I needed my "Taryl" fix

do those expensive sleeves retain their roundness very well? If the sleeve gets out of round , i guess one coukd guage off the center screw.

Bent shafts at the campground ⛺️😂😂😂!!!! Thank you Taryl !!! Ur a treasure trove of information!!!

i fixed a mower where the blade hub on the crank was split in half right where tge cast key area is. Ever seen that?

Another fine Podunk Production, Thanks

These videos are solid country gold !!

Taryl's Dinner Theater ... Phantom Of The Module...

Dude your videos are the best! I watch just for entertainment and then a bonus I get to learn...

I work in a shop and we deal with huge engines,natural gas compressors,one of our crankshaft guys had been doing this work since 1969,hes retired now, one time i was asked to go with him overseas to fix a bent crankshaft, journals on this engine were massive,all of the sudden were inside this engine and he measures some things, touches, feels and pulls out this big ole hammer and a chisel,i look at him and i say "you dont mean to tell me these people are paying us 18 grand (that was the cost of the complete job plus expenses) so you can hit their crankshaft with a hammer?? and he goes "yeah but you have to know where to hit it" ha ha ha, true story.

OK, Here is my stupid comment. At least put the nut back on the crankshaft to prevent damaging the threads or in case you mushroom the end when you hit it with the hammer. Then you can unscrew the nut and strainghten it out. AND THERES YUR DINNER! :) LOVE YOU, TARYL!!

Wow! Like gold you say? I just gave one away a couple years ago to a guy I worked with. Just a magneto, like the Joe Hunt I have for my motorcycle . That's why everyone is getting ' shocked ' by the mystery part. I knew a guy had a couple magneto distributors for Chevy and it was always fun to watch people hold one in their hands checking it out and of course automatic mindless thing was to spin the shaft but when you did that it would shock the piss out of you.

My father in law hit the head of a hydrant in the grass and I tried to fix it. Took me three days to get of the damned blade adapter. Finally I found out that the crank shaft was that bent that I decided to by a new engine. But I will try to change the crank shaft of the old engine, we’ll see whether I will manage, should have a good teacher with you 👨‍🏫 👍👍

I have been pulling steering wheels off of big rigs for 20 yrs with air hammers, the same way you pull off fly wheels...…"NEVER use a hammer on shaft to pull any pulleys", they say...it ain't the space shuttle for God's sake....just put a bolt into the end and you will be fine...the first question on my ASE test was this exact issue....D was the answer but A was the best answer in the REAL world....brass hammer, punch, air hammer.....there's your real life dinner

I have a Craftsman M270 lawnmower with the 159 Honda clone engine on it and I noticed that when it was new if I started it and ran it for less than a minute I'd have to let it sit for 5 minutes before it would start for me again. And then about 6 months later it started doing something else where that it would smoke for about 10 seconds when I would start the engine up and then it would go away but it doesn't always do it

I love the joke about the nudest camp lol a lot of bent cranks lol

Freakin classic grass rats. At least you gave the haunted part to Ronnie lmao....👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆🎃🎃🎃

Thanks for another funny and informative video Taryl. The wife and I both enjoy them.

I hit a mulberry tree stump years ago with my almost new Murray 5hp 22in. Bent it so bad it was leaking oil , and the blade was like a fan. I figured what did I have to lose, knocked the hell out of it, got it pretty much right the first time, it still works to this day, starts first pull.(I didn't know about having to use the shaft protector thing.)

My dad hit a root and put a bit of a bend in a 3.75 Briggs, it vibrates pretty rough for a few weeks until my son hit a chunk of block in the weeds and it seemed to have fixed it, that motor has been on 6 different machines in my life

love your videos. keep up the awesome work. J's small engine repair

that is pretty cool taryl--yeaaaa. i have neverr seen anything like that--prettyyy cool

well I bent the crankshaft on my mower thought I would have to tear it down . But after watching this video I un bent it myself. the mower runs like new again . Love your videos and am going to rebuild my craftsman riding mower .

I once hit a massive jump on a homemade gokart that had an old kohler snowmobile engine on it and bent the dickens out of the axle. It jumped a foot every rotation. I ended up using a long piece of a yew bush to straighten it between the frame and the axle and it got me home with only a bit of vibration.

Good stuff Taryl thats a fancy little jig you got there. I usually just bash the shaft and grind the mushroom down after its not that bad. Iv been using a lead hammer to get the flywheels off it works great no damage but I think the softness takes away some of the shock so it takes some harder hits. Intresting about the plug holders I didnt know that. I heard having them ungrounded when you turn it over damages the coil I guess thats why they put it there.

The poor man's dial indicator- a magnet on a stick. Great idea! It looks as if an ambitious person could make his own straightener frame and just buy the sleeves. I once bought a B&S engine-driver AD generator and the key was bent very slightly. It would not start. Thanks for the show.

I'm learning so much,I might not ever use everything I've learned but its always good to learn stuff. And there your dinner!

Taryl you are a very clever mechanic !

One tip I use on the crankshaft machine, I take a sharpie and make a mark on the sleeve, so I can tell if I over corrected the crankshaft. I ran into that issue when I first started doing them. Hope to see you at GIE this week.

I used the first method of hammering down the shaft, but it was severely bent and took a lot of big swings with the 4lb hammer. Now I have oil running out of the bottom of the shaft and some came running onto the deck. Did I ruin the mower?

Another great video! Humor that is right up my alley.

I repaired one same way but it was unreal how many people said how dangerous it was, because the end of crank might break off after straightening it. I have worked on machinery all my life, and it is funny how some people are fearful of everything and have no concept of likelyhood that happening.

T....you are nuthin short of AMAZIN!!!!!

Great video, I don't own a lawnmower yet enjoy seeing small engines worked on

Forty years ago we used to straighten shafts on lawnmowers with that same machine. Most engine manufactures warned us then against this practice. Metallurgic experts say that the shaft could be weakened and can break just like you referred too in your video when you warned about not standing in front of it when applying pressure. Imagine that thing breaking off at 3600 RPM. Today's shafts are even cheaper made that 40 years ago and that's even scarier. Now with aftermarket parts prices, its safer to change the shaft. In my shop I would never take on the liability risk of straightening a bent shaft. You don't have to remove the piston or rings to do that job. If you have to remove the flywheel to change the key anyway, then all you have to do is remove the base plate to replace the shaft. Flywheel removal that you used is standard practice. Only I use a dead blow hammer or brass hammer, but really just whatever hammer is closest.

I remember back when I was a kid my asshole dad always made me push mow the yard and after years of this I grew tired of it and so one day I made sure to run over a stump and guess what? I bent the crankshaft and ruined it. So needless to say it pissed my dad off and so he then made me cut the yard with this old timey push mower that didn't even have a motor on it and on top of that the blades were dull as fudge. Yeah boy those were good times :(

Love your videos. Very informative and entertaining.

You're a god of comedy!

LOL - Bent cranks at the nudist colony LOL!!!!!!

I appreciate all of the videos that Taryl has made and he does a good job on them. The only thing I would change is the background music which is is the same on all of them. Even though it is low after watching serval videos the music gets old. I would just leave the music out except for special effects and then put in whatever music fits.

I've seen a Briggs & Stratton crankshaft being straightened with nothing but a tape measure & a hammer but it would pay to either use a copper bar or faced hammer to protect the crankshaft from getting bruised.

Use the same technique on your teeth. It straightens your hair at the same time. Good, instructive video. Who knew that there was such a thing as a crankshaft straightening sleeve?

Thanks Daryl, fixed lawnmower cuz of your show. Can u do a show comparing 2 machines side by side, pros and cons? Keep up the good e pisodes😉

Instead of hitting the crankshaft with a hammer, could you use a small bottle jack under the crankshaft to push up and straighten the crankshaft? I have never straightened a crankshaft. Just wondering if the jack would keep from giving a shock on internal engine parts like a sudden whack with a hammer would.

Taryl your videos always make me laugh....and the repairs Aint bad either

that's so funny and ya all last year I hade to run the mower with a bent shaft my hand would tingle all night after that hahaha thanks for the tips

When you passed that part on the sheyster in the end of the video, it probably would be nice to him since "birds of a feather" and all. lol

Hey Taryl, I grew up on a farm near North Judson?? Know where that is?? I used to occasionally go through your town. Not as big as NJ, well maybe, but we only have one flashing stop light. Someone gave me an almost new Snapper mower with a bent crankshaft. After I watched this video extravaganza, I told myself, if Taryl can fix it, I can!! Well, maybe. I tried the beat the crap out of it method; and, that did not work. Sooo...... I made my very own crankshaft straightening machine. With the help of your $300 machine as inspiration, voila', or as they say down south, walla, it worked. All you need is a piece of 3/8" 6x6 angle iron, some 5/8" grade 8 bolts , a chop saw and a welder. Next time I am in the area, look out!!!

I learn so much from you. I have a question about a 009 stihl. I replaced my coil and small chip module. I have no spark. I unplug the ignition module I get spark. Was my module bad ? I ordered it on line from a stihl dealer. Not sure how to check it. Maybe you can make a video or maybe I should throw it away and buy new saw.

How do you handle it when the slot in the end of the crankshaft , where the key goes, is damaged?

The bolt that does the straightening should be further out on the end of the crankshaft end IMO. And the lower bolt should be as close to the oil seal as possible to support the crank close to the case while bending. That's a nice tool, I prefer it over beating on the crank with a hammer as that has to hurt the aluminum journal in the crank housing itself... Obviously the best way is to remove the crank and fix it in a press on some V - blocks with a dial indicator....